Foot-scraper.



H. JONES.

FOOT SORAPEB.

APPLICATION FILED D20. 20, 1910.

Patented Apr. 9, 1 912.

town, in t Tool] whom it concern:

P UniTED S AT S P NToFFIoEQ mam Johns, onwarnnrown, NEW YORK.

- Be it lmown that I, HARRIS Jonas, a citizen of the United States, residing at Waterhe county of Jefferson and State of N w York, have invented'new and useful Improvements inFoo't' Scrapers, of which ceptacleso the following i a specification.

The present invention'provides means for removing mud and other foreign -ma tterv that may adhere to the shoe'and in its specificstructure the device consists of an at- *taclune'nt to be fittedto the running board-0f an automobile or'like vehicle, so that the person may remove mud, snow, and the like from.the foot prior to entering the vehicle and thereby prevent soiling the floor covering or accu-miilatingdust, moisture and the like'therein.

The attachment comprises scrapers, a.

shallow receptacle for receiving the material removed from the foot, and a brush, the latter actmgas a mator rug for removin any loose particles and thereby prevent s01 ing the most delicate floor covering. ,'lhe1nvention cons sts .of the novel featurcs, details of construction and combination of .parts, w hicli herein'after will be more particularly set forth, illustrated .in the accompanying drawing, in thcappcndtal claims.

Rcl'erring to the drawing, forming a part of the application, Figure 1 is a side view of part of an automobile 'providedwitha foot scraper cnibodying the invention. Fig.

i! is a persptastiyc view of the 'foot scraper, showing the covcr closedand the device apboard of a vehicle.-

Fig. '3 is anend view, parts of the-recepplicd to the running taclc and cover and the running board to which the device is' applied being-broken away. Fig. 4 is a Fansvereesection of a modification in which the running board constitutes the bottom of the receptacle.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description, and indicated in all the views of the drawing,- by the same reference characters. The device comprises a shallow receptacle A and a cover B, the receptacle being relatively fixed and the cover hinged to the reas to swing out-ward into the plane thereof. The parts are of substantial construction and the hinge connection-between them of such formation. as to admitof the parts bordering upon the hingeabutroor-scnernn.

- eig'n matter that'may adherethereto.

and pointed. out.

, eign matter from the feet.-

Pheasant-9,1912.

, ting when the cover'is swung open to hold receptacle consists of-a bottom 1 and 'a-"rim 2, the latterprojecting' u'pwardly from the bottom and constituting scrapers to engage with the shoe toreihove mud and other for- The bottom 1 has a central opening-3*and is depressed andslopes from its outer edges-to the opening so as to readily discharge the matter received therein when cleaning the fitted to the running boards of automobiles in use or upon the ma'rketthe rim 2 and bottom 1 are formed togethi h but when the de; vice is to be adaptedto'running boards to be constructed a portion of the running board is constructed to form the the rim 2 being bolted or otherwise secured to the running board. When adapting the invention to running boards to be construct ed a portionof the running board is depressed and an opening is'formed. in the center of the depressed part, said opening providing'a discharge and the depressed portion of the running board constituting the bottom of the receptacle.

5. A mat or bi ush (i is fitted within the cover and serves to remove dustv or like for- I.he'cover when closedupon the receptacle is secured by means of a? spring catch or other fastening such as commonly protided for box covers.

Thedevice may be finished in any manner and is usually constructed of sheet steel prcssedinto desired form.

The device may be of any size or finish to agree with the machine or vehicle to which fitted. The cover is arranged to swing outwardly fro-In the running. board and jet-ted in ordinary use.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the advantages of the constructitm and of the-method of operation will'be readily apparent to those skilled in the. art to which the invention described the principle of operation of the invention, together with the device which I now consider to hc thc'embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the de-' vice shown is merely illustrative, and that the parts are of suilicient strength to withstand the strain to which they will be subappertains, and while I have the same in the plane of the receptacle; The. i

feet; When the device is constructed to he I bottom 1,

The cover B comprises ,a top 4- and a rim the depressed portion, "a rim secured totlle depress ed 'part"of the running board 'and forming therewith ,a shallow receptacle, and 15.

a coverhing'ed'to the rinfand adapted to swing outward intoap'proximately the plane of the running board,- said cover adapted to receive-a brush. In testimo'n whereof I 'afiix my signature 20 in presence 0 two witnesses.

. i .IHARRIS JONES.- Witnesses: r

I GEORGE HAAG,

WILLIAM H. 

